JP2003019103A - Cleaning tool - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cleaning tool capable of removing a stain by sufficiently contacting a brush and a mop arranged on the tip with a cleaning place even when the cleaning place cannot be visually observed. SOLUTION: A springy bent handle part lengthened by a prescribed dimension more than a tubular member is inserted into the flexible tubular member, the cleaning tool wider than an inner diameter of the tubular member is installed on one of the bent handle part, a grip part wider than the inner diameter of the tubular member is provided on another one, and the tubular member and the bent handle part are made slidable so that a visually unobservable narrow space of the cleaning place can be easily cleaned.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cleaning tool, and more particularly to a cleaning tool that facilitates cleaning of a narrow space.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In the prior art, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 8-14 is used.
As seen in No. 0914, the handle part was made flexible, and a brush or mop was attached to the tip to make it easy to clean even a narrow place.

[0003]

In the prior art, when used in a narrow space where it can be seen, it is effective because the handle portion can be changed in advance corresponding to the cleaning location. Is not visible, for example, when cleaning the lower floor surface of the bathtub 200 placed on the waterproof pan 100 of the unit bath as shown in FIG. 5, or when cleaning the air conditioning duct of the building, Since the shape and unevenness of the cleaning portion cannot be recognized in advance, there is a problem that the brush or mop provided at the tip does not sufficiently hit the cleaning portion, and the dirt does not come off.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to make a brush or mop provided at the tip sufficiently contact with a cleaning portion even if the cleaning portion cannot be visually observed, and to clean it. An object is to provide a cleaning tool that can drop a tool.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a flexible tubular material with a bent handle portion having a spring property which is longer than the tubular material by a predetermined dimension. A cleaning tool that is wider than the inner diameter of the tubular material is attached to one of the curved handle portions, and a handle portion that is wider than the inner diameter of the tubular material is attached to the other end so that the tubular member and the curved handle portion can slide. Since the tubular material can be bent according to the shape and unevenness even if the cleaning location cannot be visually observed, the brush or mop provided at the tip can be sufficiently applied to the cleaning location to remove dirt. Things will be possible.

Further, according to the present invention, since the curved handle portion is coated with the resin, the coefficient of friction between the tubular member and the curved handle portion is lowered, and the sliding handle can be slid.

Further, according to the present invention, the cleaning tool is characterized in that it is detachably formed on the curved handle portion.
Depending on the shape and size of the cleaning area, it is possible to install brushes and mops with different sizes and shapes,
The usage of the cleaning tool is expanded.

[0008]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings according to the embodiments. FIG. 1 is a sketch of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the cleaning tool 1 is configured such that the curved handle portion 3 is inserted through a flexible tubular material 2 such as a flexible tube or a bellows tube, and the cleaning tool 4 is attached to one of the curved handle portions 3. The grip portion 5 is provided at the other end. The tubular material 2 is easy to bend and can be fixed at any position. Although there are various types of configurations, for example, as shown in FIG. 4, a bending plate body 20 having a Z-shaped cross-section or the like is previously formed and processed into a spiral shape so that both end portions of the bending plate body 20 mesh with each other. The tube is wound, and both end portions meshed with each other are rolled to form an integral tube. Since the bent handle portion 3 is formed of a coil spring material having a spring index of 2.5 to 3.3, which is longer than the tubular material 2 by a predetermined dimension, the bent handle portion 3 bends in accordance with the bending of the tubular material, and the brush or mop Can be pressed against the cleaning area. Furthermore, since a resin such as a heat-shrinkable tube is coated around the curved handle portion 3, the coefficient of friction with the tubular member 2 is reduced, and the tubular member 2 can be slid.

The cleaning tool 4 is, for example, as shown in FIG.
Since it has a screw structure such as the male screw portion 6 and the female screw portion 7 and can be detached from the curved handle portion 3, after cleaning,
You can wash dirty brushes. Further, the cleaning tool 4 and the curved handle portion 3 may be configured by one-touch joint connection or the like. Further, it is possible to attach brushes or mops having different sizes and shapes depending on the shape and size of the cleaning portion, so that the cleaning tool 1 can be used in a wider range of applications.

FIG. 2 illustrates the cleaning of the floor under the bathtub, which is placed on a narrow space that cannot be seen using the cleaning tool 1 according to the embodiment, for example, on the waterproof pan of the unit bath. At this time, the cleaning tool 4 is inserted under a bathtub 200 placed on the waterproof pan 100 of the unit bath, where the cleaning portion is not visible and the gap is small. At this time, the floor of the waterproof pan 100 of the unit bath is inserted. The flexible tubular material 2 is bent along the unevenness on the surface and the back surface of the bath 200.

For example, when the portion of the cleaning tool 4 is inserted under the bath 200 while the upper portion of the grip portion 5 and the tubular material 2 held by the operator are kept at an angle at which the operator can easily clean, The waterproof pan 100 of the unit bath is deformed so as to be installed at an appropriate angle on the uneven surface of the floor. Further, since the tubular member 2 has a rigidity that does not deform unless a force greater than the force for moving the handle 5 and the curved handle 3 up and down is applied during cleaning, it does not deform during cleaning and retains its shape. ing.

By freely deforming the tubular member 2 in this manner, it is possible to form a shape that is easy to clean and corresponds to the unevenness under the bathtub. The upper end of the tubular material 2 is grasped by one hand, the grip portion 5 is grasped by the other hand, and the other hand holding the upper end of the tubular material 2 is fixed to the other hand. The handle portion 5 is moved up and down. Then, the handle 5 is connected to the cleaning tool 4 by the curved handle portion 3, so that the vertical movement of the handle 5 causes the cleaning tool 4 to move back and forth.
When the handle 5 is moved up and down, the tubular member 2 and the bent handle 3
However, since the resin is formed around the curved handle portion 3, the friction coefficient is reduced, the sliding becomes possible, and the cleaning can be performed without applying force.

In addition, depending on the size of the space under the bathtub,
It is also possible to replace the cleaning tool 4 with a large brush for cleaning. Then, after cleaning, the cleaning tool 4 can be detached from the curved handle portion 3 and easily cleaned. Further, the shape of the brush is such that the diameter is reduced from the front end to the rear end of the brush as shown in FIG. 1, so that the entire brush is brought into close contact with the cleaning portion.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an example of a configuration explanatory view of a cleaning tool of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an example of an actual use state explanatory diagram of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an example of a side view of removal of the cleaning tool of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an example of a cross-sectional view of a tubular material of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an example of a problem explanatory diagram of a conventional cleaning tool with a handle.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 cleaning tools 2 Tubular material 3 curved handle 4 cleaning tools 5 Handle 6 Male thread 7 Female thread 10 Conventional cleaning tools with handles 20 Bending plate 100 Bath floor 200 bath tubs

   ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued front page    (72) Inventor Mitsuhiro Sakata             2-1-1 Nakajima, Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture             No. Totoki Equipment Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Tetsuhide Muraki             2-1-1 Nakajima, Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture             No. Totoki Equipment Co., Ltd. F term (reference) 3B202 AA44 AB30 BA18 BE13 CA09                       CB06 DA10

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A cleaning tool having a flexible handle having a spring-like bent handle portion having a predetermined length longer than that of the tubular member, and having one of the bend handles having an inner diameter larger than the inner diameter of the tubular member. The cleaning tool is characterized in that a grip portion wider than the inner diameter of the tubular material is attached to the other end, and the tubular material and the curved handle portion are slidable. 2. The cleaning tool according to claim 1, wherein the curved handle portion is coated with a resin. 3. The cleaning tool according to claim 1, wherein the cleaning tool is detachably formed on the curved handle portion.